A MOTHER was shocked when her one-year-old daughter found what appeared to be cocaine in a children’s park.

The mother, who did not wish to be named, took her young daughter to The Leys in Witney yesterday with a friend and her daughter.

She said her daughter found the bag by a bench in the park.

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She said: “I don’t normally go there, it was probably only the second time ever.

“I went with a friend and our little girls, and my daughter was picking up leaves when my friend shouted me.

“It looked like she was putting a leaf in her mouth but it was actually the bag.

“When we opened it, we were sure it was cocaine.

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“If she swallowed it, it would’ve been a life or death situation.

“I was so shocked, I told my partner and he said we won’t be taking her there again.

“It shouldn’t be happening, especially in a play park, mums need to be aware of this.”